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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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